Travel Gadgets

Here is something for al those who are already in the holiday mood. Check out these chic Reef Dram Sandals. What makes them worth writing about is not the fact that they are cool to look and comfy to wear but there’s something more exiting about these slippers. WHAT? They can be a sure shot way to shore your drinks! Yes, the comfortable and water friendly beach foot wear with a polyurethane canteen concealed in the heel. This canteen is closed with a screw, which opens with an exclusive Reef church key key, whenever you wish to have your fill. So, just pick up your slipper and fill in your glass and let your friends play the guessing game! Via: GadgeCandy/ Jack Surf Boards

Earlier days are gone for good when computers were meant for only those couch potatoes who just sat in front of a desktop for hours. It was proposed earlier that some of the branded companies are getting started in manufacturing extreme PC machines. This has definitely been made possible by Noax Technologies. They have designed and manufactured computers which may be correctly termed as ‘the Extreme Machines’. These systems have a rapport of withstanding torrential rain (being water resistant), quite a handful of dust, heavy shocks and vibrations and above all even extreme freezing low temperatures as if in a refrigerator. So I think they may be of great use at the poles too! May be of some help to the Eskimos as well! Via: Therawfeed

Seattle-based Foss Maritime a marine services company unveils that it is planning to build the world’s first true hybrid tug boat, a ‘green’ vessel that will substantially reduce harmful nitrogen oxide, particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and carbon emissions. This tug-boat will be designed to consume less fuel and low noise as compared to its conventional forerunners. It will almost resemble Dolphin-class tug boats as shown above and will also match their 5000 horsepower capacity. Its drive units will be powered by batteries coupled with diesel generators to feature a modified engine room accommodating two 670 horsepower battery packs and two 335 horsepower generators. This Foss hybrid tug is scheduled to go into production later this year but the project still has to wait for final board approval. Via: Myninjaplease

While on move, do you ever find yourself desperately looking for a clean toilet in the city? Here’s a solution to your problem. MizPee is a new site promising to help you find the closest, cleanest toilet and gives you entertaining reading material once you get there. How does it work? Mizpee is a mobile-based service. You simply have to send a text message with your city and state location to (415) 350-2290 to receive an SMS link. You can also visit www.mizpee.com with a mobile browser and click on find toilet by inputting a location and clicking to find a list of results rated by a system of toilet paper rolls. Five toilet paper icons means it’s very clean, and one means you should totally avoid it. MizPee also tells you which ones have diaper-changing stations, handicap access, and whether they’re open at the time. Scroll through the results to find the best location and factor for you. This mobile service is currently limited to Portland, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Washington DC, Atlanta, Oakland, and San Jose but the company is working on adding other locations soon. Since the service is cell phone-based, it is always with you, when you really need it. So, next time when you are traveling and nature calls, you don’t have to worry because Mizpee is there to help you find the closest and cleanest toilet. Image Source: Gadling

To expand its fleet in highly designed vessels Princess Cruises has announced to introduce one new entrant to its family. This new Emerald Princess has emerged as 17th vessel in the Princess fleet that can accommodate 3,110 passengers. The new vessel will spend summers in Mediterranean and offer 12-night cruises out of Rome, Venice and Barcelona. In October this huge vessel will sail for the Caribbean, where it will offer 10-night trips out of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The ship offers an extraordinary piazza-style atrium and an adults-only retreat called The Sanctuary. It also touts for it’s an outdoor movie screen to telecast Princess’ innovative Movies under the Stars program. To add new menus in the dining room with improved buffet service and pizza delivery the Princess is tinkered with its new cooking program and to continue multi-year expansion program the industry is also looking ahead to introduce five new major ships that includes Royal Carribean in May, Norwegian in October and Cunard in December. Via:Blogs.usatoday

Well, if you thought Bermuda Triangle was inaccessible through a boat, you might be wrong. The ‘Front-Runner’, capable of reaching places where its predecessors could not, might have the potential to make the impossible possible. The Front-Runner is more an aircraft than a boat and is 11 feet long. It incorporates twin 215 horsepower forward-mounted jet-drive motors and its airplane-like steering enables steep heading, pitching and banking to give an off-road like feel to the boatmen. The water-craft can be maneuvered even in shallow waters making it possible to reach even inaccessible locations. The primary difference that this boat boasts of is the positioning of the motor. A front motor produces a ‘pulling’ sensation vis-a-vis the ‘pushing’ sensation created by conventional boats. This radically alters rider experience. Still a concept, the boat is fabricated entirely with recyclable materials. The boat’s hydrofoil on four-bar linkage helps in controlling boat elevation and the ride. Its twin supercharged 215 horsepower motors are quite powerful for a small boat such as this. The Front-Runner sports a retractable California style top and ergonomically designed chairs for the crew for top-notch cruising comfort. The cargo area is quite roomy with a deck space of around 30 sq.ft. Its tambour rear door enables hassle-free loading and unloading. It also encompasses LCD, GPS, digital gauges and feedback control to offer the best of state-of-the-art technology. All these will provide you the ultimate boating experience. Via: gizmag

I believe it is not a memory lapse but an inherent flaw that the evolution has bestowed upon us. We’re doomed to forget what we put in our refrigerators days ago, only to remember it some days after it has actually gone unpleasant, to say the least. Some of us still have to eat it though. Not any more! The brand new Food Fresh container will take care of that very well. This electronic device comes with a transparent lid and a mechanism that makes the food last fresh longer. You see, it is equipped with a built-in electronic pump that sucks out all the air from within the container and creates a vacuum within. An indicator light on the top ensures that you know exactly when the container has been freed of all the air. There’s even a date indicator on top to remind you of the exact date that you actually stored in the contents. Fresh Food container runs on an AC adapter or alternatively four D-batteries will provide the required power. Retailing for $69.95, this is a good investment for those who have had enough of those rotten apples. Nice gadget to carry around on a trip. Via

Earlier we introduced you an all-in-one solar charger that promises to charge any of our cellphone via sunlight. Now, Orange has introduced a unique wind turbine notion that charges your mobile phone via wind-power. This energy saving wind turbine can be easily mounted on your tent and weighs only 150g. To produce juice for your dying phones it generates and store power during the day and facilitates users to charge their mobiles in the evening. It is worth mentioning that to develop a wind turbine charger Orange has also worked in conjunction with the University of Texas that will surely help trekkers to charge their important mode of communication called cellphones via wind, no matter where you are.But in contrast to all-in-one solar charger I think at present this wind gadget can only be used to charge mobiles. Via: Hackedgadgets

Now you can enjoy the ride on this all season bikeboard. It is a cross between a scooter and a snowboard and will let you ride on snow, water or road. The board will be available in May with some attachments that add up to its versatility as they will let you transform it into Bikeboard Offroad, Street or Water. The price tag of $978 may seem to be very big but it is quiet reasonable for the functionality of this extreme machine. Via: chipchick

If you are the one who love to travel all across the globe but can’t miss watching TV on the move, you surely need to check out Joost, an easy and simple way of watching TV on the internet. Founded by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstr m, Joost combines the best of TV and the best of the Internet by offering viewers a unique, TV-like experience enhanced with the choice, control and flexibility of Web 2.0. Joost can be accessed with a broadband Internet connection and offers broadcast-quality content to viewers for free. So, you don’t need to sit in your hotel room only to enjoy watching TV. You can do the same anywhere on the move with Joost. It features more than 150 channels with programming across all genres including cartoons, animation, entertainment, film, sports, comedy, lifestyle and documentaries. You get great internet features too such as search, chat and instant messaging, built right into the program so you find shows quickly and talk to your friends while you watch. With no schedules to worry about you can watch whatever you want, whenever you like and as often you want. Joost is completely free and works with most modern PCs and Intel Mac-based computers with a broadband connection. People who travel abroad are sure to appreciate joost. Now there is no need for the travelers to sit inside the hotel room to watch TV. Images Source: wandalust